{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Alien Shock: Would First Century Christians Even Recognize Our Churches?","description":"Would first\u2011century Christians even recognize what we call \u201cchurch\u201d today? In this episode, J. Warner Wallace uses a simple \u201calien thought experiment\u201d to examine how closely (or how poorly) our modern church models resemble the church described in the book of Acts. Drawing from his own journey\u2014from walking into a megachurch as a 35\u2011year\u2011old skeptic, to serving in a mid\u2011sized church, to planting a home church\u2014Jim explores where we may have drifted from the New Testament pattern and how we can realign our communities with the biblical design for gathering, mission, and discipleship. This conversation will challenge how you think about Sunday services, church size, programs, and what it really means to live as the people of God in the world today.\u200b If this episode was helpful, please subscribe to the Cold-Case Christianity podcast so you never miss a new show, and take a moment to rate and review the podcast on your favorite platform\u2014your review helps more people discover the truth of the Christian worldview. ","author_name":"The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ColdCaseChristianity.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40131530\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198634420"}